Porsche is introducing the first all-electrically powered four-seat sports car in the brand’s history: The Porsche E Mission. The concept car combines the unmistakable emotional design of a Porsche with excellent performance and the forward-thinking practicality of the first 800-volt drive system. Key specification data of this fascinating sports car: four doors and four single seats, over 600 hp (440 kW) system power and over 500 km driving range. All-wheel drive and all-wheel steering, zero to 100 km/h acceleration in under 3.5 seconds.

Four individual seats, four doors, two luggage compartments. Electric drive. E-Performance, Porsche style. Integrated in a harmonious overall concept. Concept Study Mission E sets the stage for tomorrow. With its design and its technology, it provides answers to the question of the sports car of the future.

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Porsche Will be 50% Electric In Six Years — Here’s Why That Figure is Important

Volkswagen’s luxury brand Porsche has been associated with high-performance sports cars, high-end race cars, and more recently, luxury SUVS — all of them powered by a range of internal combustion engines ranging from the legendary Boxer engine to powerful turbocharged V-8s. And electric cars were seen as something of a poorer cousin to those vehicles, their performance deemed too inferior for Porsche to consider building an electric sports car.

But for the past year or so, Porsche has been reading its Mission E electric Sports Coupe for market, complete with a 300+ mile range, Tesla-like 0-60 mph time and rapid charging technology that allows the car to refuel from empty to 80 percent full in as little as fifteen minutes. Even then however, Porsche stated it would aim for a relatively low-volume for the Mission E, with the majority of its sales still gasoline.
Now that’s changed, with Porsche CEO Oliver Blume stating last week that the company aims to make one half of its vehicles fully electric in just six years’ time.

What does that mean for the brand, its attitude toward plug-in cars, and why is it such a big piece of news in the first place?

Richard Morgan of Electric Classic Cars. This is an amazing machine, slightly faster than the original 1979 Porsche 911 SC Targa and beautifully converted. With a 54kWh battery from a Tesla Roadster and two motors end-on-end, it’s 0-60mph (0-97km/h) time has been improved by close to 1 second so “it’s certainly got a little bit of spirit!”.

Spark for the future: with the Mission E Cross Turismo, Porsche will be unveiling the concept study of an electrically driven cross utility vehicle (CUV) at the Geneva Motor Show. The strengths of the four-door Cross Turismo include an emotional design with striking off-road elements as well as an innovative display and operating concept with touchscreen and eye-tracking control. Measuring 4.95 metres in length, the concept vehicle has all-wheel drive and an 800-volt architecture, prepared for connection to the fast charging network. It can also be charged by induction, at a charging station or using the Porsche home energy storage system. Additionally, the debut of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS heralds the arrival of one of the most radical high-performance sports cars today. It produces 383 kW (520 hp) from a four-litre capacity.

Two permanent magnet synchronous motors (PSM) with a system output of more than 600 hp (440 kW) allow the Mission E Cross Turismo to accelerate to 100 km/h in less than 3.5 seconds and to reach a speed of 200 km/h in under 12 seconds. Furthermore, the level of continuous power is unmatched by any other electric vehicle: multiple accelerations are possible in direct succession without loss of performance.

‘The Mission E Cross Turismo is an expression of how we envision the all-electric future. It combines sportiness and everyday practicality in unique style. Our vehicle will be fast to drive, but also quick to recharge and able to replicate its performance time after time,’ says Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche AG. The Mission E Cross Turismo, which is already fit for the road, builds on the concept of the Mission E study presented by Porsche at the 2015 International Motor Show (IAA). The series-produced car based on this model will celebrate its premiere next year.